At least 55 dead in overnight raids as Israel steps up Gaza strikes: govt

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Overnight raids on the Gaza Strip killed at least 55 people, the Hamas government said, after Israel announced it was stepping up strikes, AFP reports.

“More than 55 martyrs,” the government press office said in a statement on the latest night of bombing in response to the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7.

It added that more than 30 homes had been destroyed in the hours after an Israeli military spokesman said that raids would be increased.

A picture taken from Israel-Gaza border on October 21 shows smoke ascending over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike. — AFP
A picture taken from Israel-Gaza border on October 21 shows smoke ascending over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike. — AFP

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